Bird City, KS
Bird City, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Bird City lands at the 39th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 599 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bird City's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 36th percentile nationally.
Where Bird City's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 79.8% of Bird City's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 20.2% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Bird City against the rest of the country
Bird City's 39th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 15th ranking inside Kansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 24 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bird City ranks 19,185 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,850 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 612 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 39th national percentile, Bird City rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Bird City
Even with 79.8% of Bird City outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Bird City's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 599 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bird City. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bird City's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.